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DONNING AND REMOVING
STERILE GLOVES
(OPEN GLOVING)

Prepared by:
Ms. Melody S. Paano, RN, MN
GLOVES
DEFINITION:
Medical gloves are disposable gloves used
during medical examinations and procedures
to help prevent cross-contamination between
caregivers and patients
GLOVES
TYPES
There are two main types of medical gloves:
examination and surgical. Surgical gloves
have more precise sizing with a better
precision and sensitivity and are made to a
higher standard.

Examination gloves are available as either

sterile or non-sterile, while surgical gloves are
generally sterile
GLOVES
TYPES
There are two main types of medical gloves:
examination and surgical. Surgical gloves
have more precise sizing with a better
precision and sensitivity and are made to a
higher standard.
GLOVES
TYPES
Examination gloves are available as either
sterile or non-sterile, while surgical gloves are
generally sterile
OPEN GLOVING
 DONNING AND REMOVING
STERILE GLOVES
1. Perform hand hygiene. • Hand hygiene deters the spread of
microorganisms. Gloves are easier
to don when hands are dry

2. Identify the patient. Explain the procedure

to the patient.

3. Check that the sterile glove package is dry

and unopened. Also note expiration
date, making sure that the date is still
valid.
• Moisture could contaminate the
4. Place sterile glove package on clean, dry sterile gloves. Any sterile object
surface at or above your waist.
(check the package if dry and clean) held below the waist is considered
contaminated.
 DONNING AND REMOVING
STERILE GLOVES
5. Open the outside wrapper by carefully • This maintains sterility of gloves in
peeling the top layer back. Remove the inner package
inner package, handling only the
outside of it.

6. Place the inner package on the work

surface with the side labeled ‘cuff end’
closest to the body.

7. Carefully open the inner package. Fold
open the top flap, then the bottom and
sides. Take care not to touch the inner
surface of the package or the gloves.
8. With the thumb and forefinger of the
nondominant hand, grasp the folded
cuff of the glove for the dominant hand,
touching only the exposed inside of the
glove.
• The inner surface of the package is
considered sterile. The outer 1
inches border of the inner package
is considered contaminated.
• Unsterile hand touches only inside
of glove. Outside remains sterile
DONNING AND REMOVING
STERILE GLOVES
9. Keeping the hands above the waistline, lift and hold the glove
up and off the inner package with fingers down. Be careful it
does not touch any unsterile object.

10. Carefully insert dominant hand palm up into glove and pull
glove on. Leave the cuff folded until the opposite hand is
gloved.

11. Hold the thumb of the gloved hand outward. Place the fingers
of the gloved hand inside the cuff of the remaining glove. Lift
it from the wrapper, taking care not to touch anything with
the gloves or hands.

12. Carefully insert nondominant hand into glove. Pull the glove
on, taking care that the skin does not touch any of the outer
surfaces of the gloves.
DONNING AND REMOVING
STERILE GLOVES
13. Slide the fingers of one hand under the cuff of the other and
fully extend the cuff down the arm, touching only the sterile
outside of the glove. Repeat for the remaining hand.

14. Adjust gloves on both hands if necessary, touching only

sterile areas with other sterile areas.

15. Continue with procedure as indicated

Removing Soiled Gloves:
1. Use dominant hand to grasp the opposite glove near cuff end
on the outside exposed area. Remove it by pulling it off,
inverting it as it is pulled, keeping the contaminated area on
the inside. Hold the removed glove in the remaining gloved
hand.

2. Slide fingers of ungloved hand inside the remaining glove cuff.

Take care to avoid touching the outside surface of the glove.
Remove it by pulling it off, inverting it as it is pulled, keeping
the contaminated area on the inside, and securing the first
glove inside the second.

3. Discard gloves in appropriate container.

God Bless 